Post Tagged with: "New Zealand Government"

The Hobbit Films Recoup $67m In Rebates

by × on August 20, 2013 at 11:00 am ×

The New Zealand Film Commission provides loans and equity financing to NZ filmmakers to assist in the development and production of feature films and short films. According to their website, they “also administer funding from the […]

Exploratory Mining Rights Could Be Granted Over Land Filmed In The Hobbit.

Exploratory Mining Rights Could Be Granted Over Land Filmed In The Hobbit.

by × on June 5, 2013 at 5:12 pm ×

The New Zealand Government has revealed plans to explore for platinum in land around Nelson and the upper West Coast. The area includes the Pelorus River in the Richmond Ranges, where the barrel scene for The Hobbit […]